Bilateral retinal detachment in werner syndrome.

[werner syndrome]

To report the development of bilateral retinal detachment in a patient with Werner syndrome .Retrospective chart review . A 44 -year -old woman diagnosed with Werner syndrome developed bilateral retinal detachment . The fundus in both eyes showed patchy chorioretinal atrophy similar to that seen in high myopia , with the retinal detachment limited to the posterior pole . Two weeks after performing vitrectomy in the right eye , vitrectomy was performed in the left eye .After the surgeries , both retinas were reattached . During the surgeries , we observed an excessively liquefied vitreous and a posterior hyaloid membrane that was tightly attached to the retina . The retinal break was located along the superotemporal arcade and over an area of the patchy chorioretinal atrophy in both eyes . The chorioretinal atrophy and vitreous liquefaction appeared to be excessive for the patient 's age and axial lengths (right : 26 .66 mm , left : 27 .04 mm ).Vitreoretinal changes found in this case might have been partially because of the premature aging associated with Werner syndrome .